Forward motion in Neutral

Hi guys,

I have a 98 Civic LX 5spd. The clutch is new, 15000km on it.

I had it running the other day while it was jacked up, and
the front tire was spinning while the transmission was in neutral.

Is this supposed to happen?

t

 

well it wasn't spinning that fast I am sure...and yes it would be normal.

Due to dynamic friction between the oil and the parts....kind of like a
torque converter but you would have to be able to picture all the parts in
the transmission and know how it all works to understand what I am saying.



CaptainKrunch

 

Cool thanks. The trannie has actually been rebuilt on warranty,
I just wanted to be sure they put it back together properly.

t

 

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Yes.

At a temp of -40c, it would be like the car was in gear. Pushing in the
clutch stopped it, if clutch was done correctly, right?

'Curly'

 

yup.

 

I guess its something I have noticed before, the car wants
to roll forward when i am sitting at a red light in neutral.

As long as this is normal, then that is cool.

t

 

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That's not what you described before... it's normal when jacked up, but
not so when at traffic light.

Better description is required.. clutch in or out / what happens in
reverse with clutch pushed in? Any problem getting into reverse?

Reply to group.

 

When at a stoplight, its almost un-noticable, but it definitely rolls
forward very slowly when on a flat
surface. This happens when the clutch is out and the car
is in neutral.

I don't have a particularly hard time getting into reverse.
I think its normal for Hondas to be a little sticky about
reverse since reverse has no synchros, right?

t

 

disallow wrote:
| When at a stoplight, its almost un-noticable, but it definitely rolls
| forward very slowly when on a flat surface.
| This happens when the clutch is out and the car
| is in neutral.

Mine (Civic '88 5spd) does the same when it's cold. Usually the first one or
two traffic lights, it pulls forward even if in neutral, with the clutch
released. I always put it down to viscosity of the transmission oil.

|| I don't have a particularly hard time getting into reverse.
|| I think its normal for Hondas to be a little sticky about
|| reverse since reverse has no synchros, right?

Yeah, well, if you're moving you'll get a scratch